USC budget to address strategic needs, state pay package
June 24, 2016
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved the $1.5 billion budget for the state’s flagship university system that covers FY17 operations at USC’s eight campuses and Palmetto College…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
USC budget to address strategic needs, state pay package
June 24, 2016
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved the $1.5 billion budget for the state’s flagship university system that covers FY17 operations at USC’s eight campuses and Palmetto College…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
SCDA introduces new tool to assist farmers with SC Farm Aid application
June 24, 2016
SOUTH CAROLINA, SC – In advance of the application period, farmers can visit a new web page to determine eligibility and find a complete list of necessary documentation that must accompany…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move
SCDA introduces new tool to assist farmers with SC Farm Aid application
June 24, 2016
SOUTH CAROLINA, SC – In advance of the application period, farmers can visit a new web page to determine eligibility and find a complete list of necessary documentation that must accompany…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move
Graham backs measure to prevent terrorists from purchasing weapons
June 24, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement after voting in support of the Collins amendment to prevent terrorists from buying guns. The amendment survived a procedural…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move
Graham backs measure to prevent terrorists from purchasing weapons
June 24, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement after voting in support of the Collins amendment to prevent terrorists from buying guns. The amendment survived a procedural…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move
Peace Center announces shows for 2016-2017 season
June 23, 2016
Greenville, S.C. – With an eclectic schedule of music, dance, comedy and theatrical events, the Peace Center’s 2016-2017 season features something for everyone. An Evening with Chris Thile Tuesday, Sept.…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move
ScanSource receives Chairman’s Award from Greenville Area Development Corporation
June 22, 2016
Greenville-based ScanSource, Inc., a leading global provider of technology products and solutions, recently received the Greenville Area Development Corporation’s (GADC) Chairman’s Award. The award recognizes ScanSource’s reinvestment in the Upstate,…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: hi-tech-information-tech, on-the-move
S.C. Chamber announces 2016 Best Places To Work award winners
June 22, 2016
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Best Companies Group, and SC Biz are proud to announce the 2016 Best Places To Work in South Carolina. Now in its 11th year,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: chamber, on-the-move, uncategorized
Taylors First Baptist Church begins renovations
June 22, 2016
Good City Architects, an architecture and interior design firm based in Greenville, S.C., has completed the design of renovations to Taylors First Baptist Church. The project, which is now under…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: architecture, on-the-move
McNair expands tax practice with Chuck Verdin
June 22, 2016
McNair Law Firm announced the addition of shareholder Charles Verdin to the firm’s Greenville office. Chuck’s practice focuses on tax, estate planning and corporate law. Chuck is a seasoned tax…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: law, on-the-move
Habitat’s CEO build participants dedicate 2016 home
June 22, 2016
On Wednesday, June 22, twenty-three of Greenville’s top CEO’s dedicated their latest project –construction of a home for the Delanuez family, in Habitat Greenville’s fourth annual CEO Build. As participants…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Nominations open for 2016 James F. Barker Ethics in Action Award
June 22, 2016
Clemson University’s Rutland Institute for Ethics has opened nominations for its annual James F. Barker Ethics in Action Award. This prestigious award recognizes and celebrates a special individual’s actions that…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Trevor T. Ivey ’06 named finalist for the national Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program
June 22, 2016
University of South Carolina Upstate Alumnus Earns National, State Recognition SPARTANBURG, SC – Trevor T. Ivey ’06 was recently named a finalist for the national Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Reading, recipes, and tasting – all part of a grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation
June 22, 2016
SPARTANBURG, SC – Thunder Cake will be the focus of a unique reading program during summer camps at the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind June 19-25. Made…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Spartanburg Chamber welcomes Suzanne Beam as Membership Development Specialist
June 22, 2016
SPARTANBURG, SC – The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce has expanded their team with the addition of Suzanne Beam as Membership Development Specialist. As Membership Development Specialist, Beam will generate,…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: chamber, on-the-move
Continuing education arm of GTC renamed as Economic Development and Corporate Training Division
June 22, 2016
New name reflects role and scope of services Greenville Technical College (GTC) is committed to providing the best training for corporate, professional, and personal career development. In the last…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, employment, on-the-move
McNair expands tax practice with Chuck Verdin
June 22, 2016
McNair Law Firm announced the addition of shareholder Charles Verdin to the firm’s Greenville office. Chuck’s practice focuses on tax, estate planning and corporate law. Chuck is a seasoned tax…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: law, on-the-move
Habitat’s CEO build participants dedicate 2016 home
June 22, 2016
On Wednesday, June 22, twenty-three of Greenville’s top CEO’s dedicated their latest project –construction of a home for the Delanuez family, in Habitat Greenville’s fourth annual CEO Build. As participants…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Nominations open for 2016 James F. Barker Ethics in Action Award
June 22, 2016
Clemson University’s Rutland Institute for Ethics has opened nominations for its annual James F. Barker Ethics in Action Award. This prestigious award recognizes and celebrates a special individual’s actions that…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Jackson hires Ellis Platt as Performance Service Specialist
June 21, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second largest integrated marketing communications and events agency, has hired Ellis Platt as Performance Service Specialist. Platt will be assisting…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: marketing-and-communications, on-the-move
DEW launches new website to better support workforce development, employers and jobseekers
June 21, 2016
The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) has launched a new version of the dew.sc.gov website. The update not only refreshes the look and feel of the site, it…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: employment, government, on-the-move
DEW launches new website to better support workforce development, employers and jobseekers
June 21, 2016
The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) has launched a new version of the dew.sc.gov website. The update not only refreshes the look and feel of the site, it…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: employment, government, on-the-move
Borgeson Universal Company, Inc. launching Greenville County operations
June 21, 2016
Company investing $4.5 million in new facility The Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC), the County-chartered organization tasked with advancing the area’s economic growth, announced today that Borgeson Universal Company, Inc.,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: economic-development, manufacturing, on-the-move, uncategorized
Borgeson Universal Company, Inc. launching Greenville County operations
June 21, 2016
Company investing $4.5 million in new facility The Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC), the County-chartered organization tasked with advancing the area’s economic growth, announced today that Borgeson Universal Company, Inc.,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: economic-development, manufacturing, on-the-move, uncategorized
Trish Swift joins the Pelham Road office of C. Dan Joyner, Realtors
June 20, 2016
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Trish Swift has joined the company’s Pelham Road office as a sales associate. Swift brings seven years of industry experience to…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Avison Young Industrial Sale – 30 Grant Park Place
June 20, 2016
Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Michael Sease represented AED Partners, LLC in the purchase of a 7,500 sf flex building and 3.3 acres of land…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Professors awarded USDA grant to study agroforestry and animal production at area farms
June 20, 2016Three Furman University professors will study how agroforestry systems improve agricultural sustainability at area farms with a $135,000 grant received from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) organization, part…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Furman awards postgraduate diplomas in corporate sustainability
June 20, 2016The Center for Corporate and Professional Development at Furman University recently recognized the following Class of 2016 recipients of the Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Sustainability: Thomas Berg, Bob Jones…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
New S.C. Farmers and Roadside Market App supports healthy eating and local growers
June 20, 2016
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control launched the new S.C. Farmers and Roadside Market App – a free, interactive map that makes it easier to find and buy…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move
BMW Associates dedicate Habitat home during 100th anniversary
June 20, 2016
BMW Group has called Greer home since the first car rolled off the assembly line in 1994. On Monday, June 20, BMW Associates welcomed another family home to Greer with…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: manufacturing, non-profit, on-the-move
Grants awarded to improve 14 South Carolina communities
June 20, 2016
Department of Commerce awards $8.9 million in Community Development Block Grant funds Fourteen communities from across South Carolina are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported by nearly $8.9…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: economic-development, government, on-the-move
Grants awarded to improve 14 South Carolina communities
June 20, 2016
Department of Commerce awards $8.9 million in Community Development Block Grant funds Fourteen communities from across South Carolina are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported by nearly $8.9…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: economic-development, government, on-the-move
Doctors Care becomes first urgent care in SC to offer telemedicine services
June 20, 2016Doctors Care P.A., South Carolina’s largest urgent care company, has developed and launched its own direct-to-consumer telemedicine platform to provide direct access to its doctors from a mobile device or…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: health-care, on-the-move
Greenville County Schools expands partnership with Discovery Education to create professional development program nurturing teacher-leaders districtwide
June 20, 2016
‘Digital Leader Corps’ Builds Capacity of Nearly 500 Educators From All 87 District Schools to Effectively Integrate Digital Content and Meet Needs of All Learners The Greenville County Schools (GCS),…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
SACSCOC grants Bob Jones University accreditation candidacy
June 20, 2016
The Board of Trustees of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) today granted Bob Jones University regional accreditation candidacy status. The Commission on…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Doctors Care becomes first urgent care in SC to offer telemedicine services
June 20, 2016
Doctors Care P.A., South Carolina’s largest urgent care company, has developed and launched its own direct-to-consumer telemedicine platform to provide direct access to its doctors from a mobile device or…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: health-care, on-the-move
BMW Associates dedicate Habitat home during 100th anniversary
June 20, 2016
BMW Group has called Greer home since the first car rolled off the assembly line in 1994. On Monday, June 20, BMW Associates welcomed another family home to Greer with…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: manufacturing, non-profit, on-the-move
Nonprofit leaders join Shine the Light on July 12 to explore how organizational vibrancy impacts mission
June 19, 2016
DNA Creative Communications (DNA), in partnership with the Community Foundation of Greenville, the United Way of Greenville County and the Hollingsworth Funds, announces the second part of its 2016 Shine…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Nonprofit leaders join Shine the Light on July 12 to explore how organizational vibrancy impacts mission
June 18, 2016
DNA Creative Communications (DNA), in partnership with the Community Foundation of Greenville, the United Way of Greenville County and the Hollingsworth Funds, announces the second part of its 2016 Shine…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
CB&L funds help buy new bus
June 18, 2016
A $15,000 grant from Citizens Building & Loan in Greer has helped purchase a new bus at Greer Community Ministries (GCM). The 2016 15-passenger Ford Starcraft Allstar is equipped with…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
KIYATEC and Mayo Clinic collaborate to fight ovarian cancer
June 18, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – KIYATEC Inc., a leader in emerging 3D ex vivo predictive cancer diagnostics, announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to combine their complementary technology platforms for ovarian cancer…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: health-care, hi-tech-information-tech, on-the-move
CommunityWorks receives nearly $1 million from Wells Fargo to support diverse small businesses
June 18, 2016
CommunityWorks one of 15 organizations nationwide to receive loan, grant funds as part of Wells Fargo’s $22.3 Million Diverse Capital program GREENVILLE, SC – CommunityWorks is excited to announce that it…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: banking-and-finance, non-profit, on-the-move
NAI Earle Furman recent transactions
June 17, 2016
NAI Earle Furman announces the following transactions: Leases Greenville, South Carolina: John Staunton & Hunter Garrett, CCIM, SIOR of NAI Earle Furman represented the landlord, Frank & Barbara League, in…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
South State Corporation announces merger with Southeastern Bank Financial Corporation
June 17, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC & AUGUSTA, GA – South State Corporation (NASDAQ:SSB) and Southeastern Bank Financial Corporation (OTCQB:SBFC) jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement. The combination of these two…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: banking-and-finance, headlines, on-the-move
South State Corporation announces merger with Southeastern Bank Financial Corporation
June 17, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC & AUGUSTA, GA – South State Corporation (NASDAQ:SSB) and Southeastern Bank Financial Corporation (OTCQB:SBFC) jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement. The combination of these two…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: banking-and-finance, headlines, on-the-move
South Carolina’s Employment Growth Remains Positive
June 17, 2016
The number of South Carolinians working continued its climb to a new record level in May, which helped push the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down to 5.6 percent in May…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: employment, government, on-the-move
South Carolina’s Employment Growth Remains Positive
June 17, 2016
The number of South Carolinians working continued its climb to a new record level in May, which helped push the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down to 5.6 percent in May…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: employment, government, on-the-move
Michael Atkinson joins the North Pleasantburg office of C. Dan Joyner, Realtors
June 16, 2016
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Michael Atkinson has joined the company’s North Pleasantburg office as a sales associate. A graduate of Furman University, Atkison brings a…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
David Marlowe named Store Manager at TD Bank
June 16, 2016
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has named David Marlowe Store Manager for its Travelers Rest store in S.C. He is responsible for overseeing operations within the store, assisting with…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: banking-and-finance, on-the-move
